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Depot Days Festival - Newport
Entry forms are available at the Jackson County Library or the Newport Area Chamber of Commerce for those 18 years old or under. Registration ends September 24. [Download Registration Form Here] Contestants will declare their difficulty level. The lower two difficulty levels will compete at 10 am while the two most difficult levels will compete at 2 pm. Guitar Hero is a video game where players simulate playing a guitar. For more information please contact L. J. Bryant (lj@ljbryant.com or 870-376-4458). The 11th annual Depot Days Festival will be held on Saturday September
27th on Front Street in downtown Newport, Arkansas. The festival
will feature Rock and Roll legends Billy Lee Riley as well as Sonny
Burgess and the Pacers. Continuing it’s tradition of
featuring Sun Records recording artists the festival will also present
saxophone great Ace Cannon and will pay tribute to the late Charlie
Rich with a final set teaming Burgess and his Pacers with Charlie
Rich Jr. Nowhere in Arkansas will you find more authentic talent from the early days of Rock and Roll than at Depot Days. Riley and Burgess, both contemporaries of Elvis Presley in the mid to late 1950’s, still tour extensively throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Ace Cannon is often billed with both Burgess and Riley due to his extensive involvement in the Sun Records community during the same era. Charlie Rich was also a well known Sun artist before going on to international fame as a country superstar. The festival will also include vendors, children’s activities and a fireworks show. The tentative schedule is as follows: 2:00--2:45 The Dunham Family (country gospel) 3:00-3:45 J.R. Rogers and The All Stars (Country Rock) 4:00--5:15 Blues Deville (Gut Bucket electric Blues) 5:30--6:30 Billy Lee Riley and band featuring J.M. Van Eaton on drums (Rock N' Roll) 6:45--7:45 Ace Cannon (Saxophone Virtuoso and Sun session man) 8:00--8:30 Sonny Burgess and The Pacers (Rock N' Roll) 8:30--9:30 Charlie Rich Jr. with Sonny Burgess and the Pacers (Hit after Hit) 9:30--Fireworks Admission is free. Bring your lawnchairs and cameras. For more info call Henry at 870-523-7428 VENDORS, CRAFTERS, MAGICIANS, FIREWORKS, MUSIC...........FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The Youth Guitar Hero Tournament sub-committee
of Depot Days is pleased to announce a Youth Guitar Hero Tournament
competition. The competition will be held in conjunction with Depot
Days on Saturday September 27. The competition will take place at
the Depot Diner on Front Street in Newport. Prizes will be awarded
to winners including a guitar donated by All-Star Music, Wal-Mart
gift certificates, and more to come. 
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